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62 Group exhibition • Small Talk opens today 4th June 2013

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The latest 62 Group of Textile Artists’ exhibition opens today at the Constance Howard Gallery which is housed in the old Deptford Town Hall building on New Cross Road, London, SE14. 

The 62 Group has a strong link with Goldsmiths as many of the exhibiting members were past students and indeed teachers. “Small Talk”, as the title suggests, brings together new small-scale work in a range of mediums in response to the gallery space.

For more information about the exhibition dates, opening hours and accompanying talks from 62 Group members see: http://womanwithafish.com/Small_Talk_info.html

My piece ‘Do you come here Often?’ can be seen in this exhibition. For more information about this mixed media work which combines embroidery and appliqué with acrylic paint see: http://womanwithafish.com/Do_you_come_here_often.html

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Textiles: The Art of Mankind

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Just got my copy of Textiles: The Art of Mankind by Mary Schoeser. It’s an impressive and lavishly illustrated large tome 24 x 29 cms in size with over 1,000 full colour illustrations. Looking forward to reading and re-reading this fantastic reference book. I immediately looked in the index for my name as I had been informed that some of my work would be included in the book. Oh my goodness, my portrait of my husband in Barcelona ‘David as Dali‘ 2010 is there full page, in all its glory on page 350. My Grandparents portrait ‘Loaves and Fishes’ 2010 is also there on page 348. The book is  published by Thames & Hudson ISBN 978-0-500-51645-4 and is available on Amazon.

Review of the Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, 2012

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Now the dust has settled from my week in London I will show you some of the highlights of the 62 Group ‘Package Tour’ stand at Alexandra Palace. My favourite has to be Audrey Walker’s ‘Still Life’ a simple still life featuring a gin bottle. A masterful use of a simple straight stitch. The piece reminds me of what I was taught at Goldsmiths by Constance Howard in the 1970s which is that we stitchers don’t need to know hundreds of stitches we just need to use the ones we do know well. See my full review of the show at : http://www.textileartist.org/review-of-the-knitting-stitching-show-alexandra-palace-2012/

Two more highlights for me which show the diversity of the group are Heather Belcher’s felt ‘Blanket’ and Helen Weston’s ‘Chink in the Armour’ which are also shown below.


 

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Some Things never Change

The Knitting and Stitching Show is nearly upon us and I shall be travelling to London for the first show at Alexandra Palace next week. I am helping to install the 62 Group of Textile Artists’ ‘Package Tour’ exhibition and will also be on our Stand TGJ3 on Thursday afternoon.

My work ‘Some Things never Change’ can be seen in the exhibition. For more information about this work click on the “Some Things Never Change’ link above.

I am looking forward to seeing how fellow members of the group have risen to the challenge of fitting their work within a box of a set size. As I usually present my own work on a stretcher and sometimes frame it I decided to make my work as a hanging and roll it up to make it fit into the box.

It will be great to meet lots of new people at the show and there will be the opportunity to buy the 62 Group book, RADICAL THREAD, on the stand at a special Knitting and Stitching Show promotional price of £15 which is a saving of £4.50 on the recommended retail price. The book which celebrates our 50th Anniversary, is a great read.

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62@50

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The 62 Group of Textile Artists, of which I am an exhibiting member, celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. Their largest exhibition of this celebratory year, 62 @50 opens tomorrow at the Holden Gallery in Manchester with the majority of the exhibiting members represented. I have had three pieces selected for the show and am looking forward with anticipation to seeing what other members have produced when I visit the gallery later this week. I am also looking forward to meeting visitors to the exhibition on 2nd and 3rd August when I will be stewarding. Find more information about this exhibition and my work for the show on my website : www.womanwithafish.com

one 3 pieces selected for 62@50

At a Tangent – Textiles by The 62 Group – Gallery Oldham

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I am privileged to be a member of the 62 Group of textile artists which includes many textile artists with established international reputations. The members’ individual work explores diverse current social, domestic and personal issues.

The next 62 Group exhibition ‘At a Tangent’ runs from 22 January 2011 to 10 April 2011 at Gallery Oldham .
 This exhibition demonstrates the group’s energy and vitality, and their continuing determination to produce innovative, exciting work.

Sue Stone’s ‘From Grimsby to Gracia’ – a Weekend in Barcelona , detail shown left, was inspired by a recent visit to Barcelona, this self portrait references a cardboard cutout of Dali seen outside the Dali Museum , the Gaudi mosaics and tiles in Parc Guell , a colourful tiled floor from a neighbourhood bar and a fish from the artist’s hometown of Grimsby.

For more information go to www.womanwithafish.com

INSIGHT

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The Gate Group exhibition goes up next week at the Muriel Barker Gallery ( Upper Floor), Fishing Heritage Centre, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, United Kingdom, DN31 1UZ, so we have been busily planning our space. Artists showing include : Patrick Holley, Anthony Housman, Nick Ellerby, Alf Ludlam,Wayne Sleeth,  Sue Stone, Sarah Webb, Letitia Thompson and Steve Upton. The exhibition features 2 pieces by textile artist Sue Stone which have just returned from the 62 Group exhibition, Bending More Lines which toured to Rijswijk in Holland and to Collins Gallery in Glasgow, UK earlier this year. The exhibition which is part of the INSIGHT Open Studios event begins on Saturday September 11 and runs until Sunday September 26.